By Bloomberg Published Feb 12, 2024 Driving-shoe maker Tod’s SpA always looked like a private company, what with the Italian Della Valle family having a majority. Now it soon might be. The founding family is teaming up with L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by LVMH, to buy out the remaining shares, valuing the company at €1.42 … Read more
By Reuters API Published Feb 12, 2024 Shares in Tod’s rose 17.4% on Monday, after private equity firm L Catterton offered to buy 36% of the luxury shoemaker and take it private, in agreement with the Della Valle founding family. Shares rose to 42.7 euros each by 0835 GMT, just below the 43 euros per … Read more
By Reuters API Published Feb 11, 2024 L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by France’s LVMH, said it will launch a tender offer to buy 36% of Italian luxury group Tod’s to take it private, in agreement with the majority shareholder Della Valle family. See catwalkTod’s – Fall-Winter2023 – Womenswear – Milan The private … Read more
Translated by Nicola Mira Published Feb 8, 2024 Milan’s womenswear fashion week, scheduled on February 20-26, has unveiled an intense event programme, despite losing various regulars. Between runway shows, presentations and a plethora of other happenings, the programme will feature 161 events, compared to 176 last September. Among the many highlights of the fashion week, … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Feb 1, 2024 The wolf is licking its lips. The prey is not wearing a red hooded cape, but Van Cleef Arpels jewelry. Van Cleef & Arpels – Facebook Van Cleef & Arpels Bernard Arnault, the founder and chief executive officer of LVMH who’s known as the “wolf in cashmere,” last week sang … Read more
Italy’s Tod’s Group said revenues grew 11.9% to 1.12 billion euros for the full-year ending December 31, with Greater China and Japan noted as star performers in 2023. See catwalkTod’s – Fall-Winter2023 – Womenswear – Milan The owner of Tod’s and Roger Vivier brands said group sales in Greater China surged 24.2% to 356.7 euros … Read more
Tod’s presented its fall collection at its usual location, the modernist Villa Necchi Campiglio; it was designed by the in-house studio, as Matteo Tamburini, the new creative director replacing Walter Chiapponi, will stage his first women’s collection in February. The tableau-vivant setup had models sitting on iconic pieces of contemporary design, wrapped with ample swatches … Read more
Italian brand Câllas announced on Friday the appointment of Derek Lam to the role of creative director. Lam will present an initial capsule collection for Fall 2024, which will be unveiled during New York Fashion Week in February. Câllas Born in San Francisco, 56-year-old Lam graduated from the Parsons School of Design in 1990, and took a … Read more
New York usually holds the dubious honor of being the place of many ‘firsts’ for its many inhabitants and visitors due to its magical, anything-is-possible aura. For Roger Vivier creative director Gherardo Felloni, it certainly was when he received his first significant shoe design award. FashionNetwork.com caught up with Felloni on a brief but eventful … Read more
Tod’s is poised for a new era after announcing a new creative director, Matteo Tamburini, this past week. While Tamburini’s appointment will most directly affect the brand’s offerings, Tod’s has already been busy reimaging a key retail space: the Manhattan flagship store, which bowed recently. Inside the renovated Tod’s NYC flagship – Courtesy FashionNetwork.com spoke … Read more
